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Record Number: 11625


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'My Lord and the ship's company down to Sermon. I stayed above to write and look over my new song-book, which came last night to me from London in lieu of that that my Lord had of me.'

Century:

1600-1699

Date:

27 May 1660

Country:

Between England and Holland

Time

daytime

Place:

other location: on ship, between England and Holland

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Samuel Pepys

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

23 Feb 1633

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Naval Officer

Religion:

Church of England

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Between England and Holland

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

[Playford]

Title:

Select ayres and dialogues

Genre:

Poetry, Miscellany / Anthology

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

1659

Provenance

owned


Source Information:

Record ID:

11625

Source:

Print

Author:

Samuel Pepys

Editor:

Robert Latham

Title:

The diary of Samuel Pepys

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1970

Vol:

1

Page:

161

Additional Comments:

Co-editor William Matthews

Citation:

Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys (London, 1970), 1, p. 161, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=11625, accessed: 19 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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